Lies the Government Told You
Myth, Power, and Deception in American History

I am torn between loving and hating this book. Judge Napolitano clearly explains important premises of constitutional law and makes very good points about the hypocrisy of our constitutional system, but then makes bizarre leaps of logic to justify his conservative libertarian agenda. I give major pro......more

My father-in-law will be proud. After nearly a decade, I’ve finally read this book, and I thought it was pretty good. I do not agree with all of his points. I assumed because he was on Fox News that he was just a typical Republican. But no. He goes after Republicans and democrats with nearly equal s......more

Interesting perspective, a great read if you like to read things that challenge the status quo......more

"The government has a long (its entire?) history of capitulating to the rich, the aristocratic, the slavers and the multination corporations and monopolies!" Yes, yes it does. "Get rid of the government!" Oh. . for fuck's sake. No. We need democracy, not to replace corporate inverted totalitarianism (c......more

I don't know if "I liked it" is the correct way to respond to a book of this nature. The information is good, but very disheartening. There is little to enjoy, but it is important to make much of this information available. The author shows how the federal government, from almost the beginning, has......more